She is survived by her two sons, Ethan Wayne Smith and Wyatt Benjamin Smith; parents, Lori and Britt Taylor and Jason and Bobbie Beevers; sisters, Brittany Taylor and Isabelle Taylor; grandparents, Richard and Linda Davis and Gordon Taylor; and other extended family and many close friends.

Nikki graduated from Goliad High School in 2009 and attended Mary Hardin-Baylor University.